Evening Star Newspaper, September 17, 1932, Page 18

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1932 REAL ESTATE. REAL ESTATE s s . FOR ALL IS SEEN New Conditions Make for Better Homes for Lower In- come Classes, Miller Holds. New conditions and new develop- ments making possible provision of ade- quate housing for families in the lower income classes whose needs have not been solved heretofore are foreseen for the future by W. C. Miller of this city, president-elect of the National Asso- ciation of Real Estate Boards. Confidence that this would be one of the developments of the near future was expressed by Mr. Miller in a brief talk this week at a testimonial dinner given in his honor at the Columbia Country Club, which was attended by nearly 200 local and visiting realtors &nd business leaders. The greatest opportunity in real estate lies just ahead, Mr. Miller said, in briefly outlining some of the devel- opments now in progress or study. Good Results Seen. Great good is coming, he declared, as a result of the extensive studies of a wide field of problems associated with American housing, which culminated in the President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership last ‘Winter. He pointed out the upper third of the population of the country in the higher income bracket has been amply provided for in homes, but that the re- maining two-thirds have not. He said a third of the population is in the $1,200 a year salary class and that there is a second third in the $2,000 a year class. Past methods and conditions have not made adequate housing avail- able for the two-thirds of the popula- tion in the lower income classes, within the reach of their finances. ‘This should be done, he declared, ex- pressing the belief that new develop- ments are now coming which will bring low-cost housing of improved type within the reach of these classes. Tax Enlightenment Comes. In the last year or two. he said, there hes been an awakening to the evils of the burden of taxation borme by real estate. This problem will be met and th!:i tax on real estate lightened, he said. The_creation of the Federal Home Loan Banks, he added, would prove to be a great boon to the country. L. T. Stephenson of leburgh 1932 president of the national association, a guest of honor, alluded to the move- ments for better real estate financing and for adjustment of the tax burden on real estate in a brief talk in which he paid a tribute to Mr. Miller. J. F. M. Bowie, president of the Washington Real Estate Board, pre- sided and Thomes Brahany was toast- master, John L. Weaver of this city, a past president of the national asso- ciation, was a guest of honor. A num- ber of former presidents of the local board were seated at the speakers’ table An entertainment program was given by Mr. Bowie, H. Tudor Morsell, Roger J. Whiteford, James P. Schick, George Wilson, Edwin C. Steffe, Willilam J. McNally, George O'Connor, Matt Horn and Edward J. Walsh. — Will Build Two Stores. ‘Two stores having an estimated con- struction cost of $9,000 are to be erected at 4400 and 4402 Conduit road by E. O'Neill, owner and builder, according to plans filed with the District govern- ment. They will be of one-story and of brick and frame construction, 500 ONEIDA N.W. Corner 5th and Oneida (5 squares above Kennedy) MARIETTA PARK This lovely big corner red brick home has been reduced in price to $10,950 and should sell very quick- ly. There are eight large, airy rooms; two pretty baths, fireplace, pantry, Frigidaire, beautiful oak floors, that cozy sun parlor, two- car built-in garage, and on a very large corner lot right in the pret- tlest section of popular Marietta Park. The home is practically new, ultra modern and so perfectly re- finished you would never know it had been occupled. We suggest that you see this to- day or surely no later than to- MOITOW. Open to Inspect (Other New Homes Nearby) $8,950 to $10,500 Residence to be erected for Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Horne, from plans by Porter & Lockie, Washington architects, on Abingdon road, in the Westmoreland Hills section, g Massachusetts avenue just beyond the District line, de- alon; velopment of which ow is being started by the Loughborough Development Co, WHOLESALE BUILDING COST INCREASE SEEN U. 8. Bureau of Labor Statistics Notes Small Rise in Materials. Another small increase in the whole- sale cost of building materials was recorded during the week ending Sep- tember 10, according to the current re- port of the United States Bureau of leor Statistics. The index number for the building materials group for September 10 stood at 70.2, the survey shows. This com- pares with an index of 69.9 for Sep- tember 3, with 69.6 for both August 27 and August 20, and with 69.4 for Au- gust 13. The index numbers are based on average prices of 1926 as 100. The wholesale cost of metals and metal products also showed an increase, the index being 80.4 for September 10 as compared with 80.2, 80, 80.1 and 79.4 for the preceding four weeks, Slight declines were registered by housefurnishing goods and fuel and lighting, | The fommer had an index of 74.6 for September 10, as compared with 748 for September 3 and with 749 for August 13. Fuel and lighting had an index of 71.9 for September 10 as compared with 72.2 for September 3 and 729 for August 13. MAKES SYNTHETIC WOOD Modern Chemistry Can Produce Imitations From Farm Waste. Modern chemistry can produce arti- ficial wood of types ranging from that harder than teak to that which closely approaches cork in all its properties, according to a report by Prof. O. R. Sweeney of Iowa State College to the American Chemical Society. 'OA He declares there is no that grows that cannot be made commercial- 1y from the waste products of an Ameri- can farm. This will prove not only of interest, but important, when, as some ge redict, the time is coming when tim- r in this country becomes so scarce that its use in the construction in- dustry is economically beyond the reach of t.he average builder. ornstalks, corncobs, straw, bagasse, corice oot are some of the ma- te man finds. ture of synthetic lumber, he Roller Flattens Horse, Cart. During road repair work at'Rosnaree, Ireland, recently, a steam roller ran | over a horse and cart. The vehicle was reduced to matchwood and the animal badly crushed that it had to be ‘The roller was coming down a and its driver did not see the horse and ‘cart in time. The driver of the cart, who was unloading stones, barely escaped being crushed to death. Detached Center-Hall Brick 3202 Klingle Road N.W. Mass. Ave. Park Section This is certainly the greatest value ever offered in this Built under the supervision of a leading architect for the present owner. Principal features are six unusually nice bed rooms, three baths, extra library on 1st floor, servant’s quarters, very large garden in rear, with two-car brick garage. Thoroughly modern and superior constuction throughout. Open Sunday from 11 AM. to Dark delightful section. Phillips & Na. 4600 %, 2 Z ful Mount Pleasant, Live in the heart of beauti- 000 Canby, Inc. Investment Bldg. Save®2,000 at HARVARD TERRACE ...86 BUILT AND SOLD AND ONLY | ONELEFT AT THE LOW PRICE OF:: over- #9,950 that may be utilized in the || NEW DEVELOPMENT HOMES ARE: BEGUN Westmoreland Hills Project, Restricted Architectur- ally, Is Started. Development of the first group of what s laid out to be & 50-home com- munity in & 20-acre portion of a 465- acre tract lying along Massachusetts avenue just beyond the District line has been started by the Loughborough Development Corporation. Construction of the first two homes is being started and plans are being | EDn8! drawn for five more at this time, it is announced by Albert W. Walker, presi- dent of the corporation. Contracts also have been let for the laying of streets in the section and for other develop- ment opermons houses are being designed by Pbmr & Lockle, Wuhlnzton architects. The community has been given the name of Westmoreland Hills. The 465- acre tract is high and rolling and is largely w The section borders on one side on the Dalcarlia Government Park and lies on a line between Spring Valley and Wesley Heights to the southeast and the Ken- wood section to the northwest. ‘The development, it is announced, is to be of a restricted architectural acter, but not as to minimum construc- tion cost. The lots are designed to h: @ frontage of 70 feet or more. Edmund J. Flynn has become asso- ciated with the Loughborough Develop- WORK ON NINE-HOUSE | PROJECT TO START SOONl Huntington Terrace Deyelopment Homes Being Buil§ for Contract Owne: Construction of nine detached houses in the Huntington Terrace section of Montgomery County, s 40-acre tract lying along the Old Georgetown road in the Bethesda area, will be started within the next several weeks, it was announced today by R. Bates Warren, bullder for Huntington Terrace, Inc., a syndicate owning the property. uemmpummmnmt-o associat The houses now being dellcnld Xo'r contract owners, it is reported, will all-detached, six-room _dwellings o! lish or colonial architectural in- fluence and of a varlety of brick, frame and stone construction. The section les north of Battery Park and Edgemoor. Streets have been laid in the section as a preliminary to the home construction. The progmy udjotnl a tract of 325 acres, which also under the control of Huntington Terrm, Inc. “Liberty” Displaced. In the new Washington quarter, re- cently issued, it will be noticed that the figure of Liberty has been displaced by the profile of the first President. Twenty-five-cent pleces have changed their designs far less frequently than have half-dollars during the past cen- tury. The quarter, from 1840 to 1891, e | carried the seated Liberty. Thereafter until 1916 Liberty’s right profile em- bellished the coin. Since that time the goddess has been standing, flanked by Evans Bldg. FOR SALE DIRECT CHARLES W. MORRIS & SON Builders | 41 1-19 Hamilton Street N.W. SIX AND SEVEN ROOMS TWO BATHS, RECREATION ROOM Latest kitchen equipment, screens, porches, detached garages, large yard to thirty-foot alley. Easy Terms Open Until 9 PM. - By Met. 5869 CHASE TODAY. 3423 Oliver St., Chevy Chase, D. C. ONLY—$10.750 Unusually well located on a large lot, 60x120, this new Colonial 6-room, 2-bath home is THE OUTSTANDING BUY IN CHEVY OIL HEAT —ELECTRIC REFRIGERA- SHOE CORPORATION LEASES ON F STREET |« Beck's Will Take Quarters New Being Remodeled for Period .of Ten Years. Downtown business property at 1315 and 1315%; P street has been leased for a period of 10 years by the A. 8. Beck Shoe Corporation, it is announced by the office of H. Clifford Bangs, which handled the transaction. The property was leased from the Federal American National Bank & ‘Trust Co. The two store bulldings now are belng extensively remodeled Into one merchandising space for the com- pany. The quarters leased are on the ground floor, basement and mezzanine of the building. The Beck Co. formerly conducted its business at 1315 F street. Edwards & Zanner, Inc., jewelers, have leased for & short term the busi- ness property at 1317 P street from the Federal n National Bank & Trust Co., it also is reported by Mr, Bangs. The quarters leased are located on the first floor of the building. Mm.ou 1. Mervis, proprietor of a jewelry and personal effects business, for a short term, Mr. Bangs announces. ‘The several leases have a total rental consideration of approximately $200,000 for the terms, it is announced. A room with open fireplace, and bath on second floor 927 15th St. N.W. Higher QUALITY home that measures up to the true conception of the word. floor has center hall, big living and large kitchen equipped with electric refrigerator, inlaid linoleum and otheg modern devices. Four bright bed rooms attic is floored and finished. Cement side porch, screened rear porch and built-in garage . . . plus screens and awn- 9501 Columbia Blvd., North Woodside, Md. Drive directly out Georgia Avenue beyond Silver Spring to Columbia Boule- vard (marked by two brick pillars on left side of road), and turn left to home. Drury Enters Realty Field. street from which he plans to conduet w. W. tered the realty | ® general real estate business. Formerly fleld’ ,..,."'.‘.;‘ii;“.‘.‘.';...a first floor | he engaged in the business here for a uarters in the bullding at 1424 K | period of about four years, Showing New C. H. Small 1933 Homes in Beautiful Ciissam. - MICHIGAN "M MANOR SEE . THE WONDERFUL RECREATION ROOM YO‘}I will be atn;mdsln. gw ;nim;lerlul features these new brick omes contain. x big delightful rooms, two ultra modern baths in colors, big, beautifully equipped kitchen, large pantry, hardwood throufihout fireplaces, large beautiful lots, 187 feet deep, garage, NEW TYPE RECREATION ROOMS. DRIVE QUT SU* L Tower Bldg. Dlst. 0853 MODEL HOME 4420 14th St. N.E. Out North Capltel. Risht on Michisan Ave., m 14th St Owner Offers Unusual Value mn NORTH WOODSIDE ings make the home complete. House is set on immense corner lot (97 ft. by 250 ft.), planted with beautiful flowers of various descriptions and splendid specimens of trees and shrubbery. Only a portion of lot is shown in accompany- ing photograph. Families who are seek- ing a comfortable residence in a refined suburb should not delay an inspection of this unusual value. Drive out Sunday. First dining room « .. and the Met. 3917 T Lower COST Longer SERVICE 7 Z looking Rock Creek Park Bast intown residential section, just a block from 16th and Columbia Road (the foreign embassy section); close to schools, stopes, beauty parlors, drug stores, movies and Arcade Market. This is a beautiful new 8room home with Hollywood bath, including shower, de luxe kitchen with electric clock, electric refrigerator, cab- inet gas range with oven control, big cov- ered " concreto front porch overlooking park, large sleeping porch, breakfast porch, ball room, maid’s room (or den), builtin 2.car heated garage, etc. Metal weather- N stripping, rubber cTnlkin;, bronze screens, insulation, 2 fireplaces, and many other features. TION—SCREENED—WEATHER- STRIPPED—LARGE ATTIC—GARAGE. Close to schools, stores and transportation. OPEN TODAY and SUNDAY Edw. H. Jones & Co., Inc. 5520 Conn. Ave. Clev. 2300 7 RM HOOKER Tower Bldg. Met. 2663 A4 Good Example of How Far Your 1932 Dollar Will Go 3112 Legation Street Six lovely rooms and two baths with recreation room in attic. House fully screen- ed. Electric refrigeration, gas heat if desired. BIG BALL ROOM MAID’S ROOM OR DEN 2-CAR GARAGE DE LUXE KITCHEN HOLLYWOOD BATH ' and 99 Features TODAY Z Z 27 DIRECTIONS ARTISTIC—APPEALING Come out 16th Street to Mt. Pleasant, turn left, and left qam on Hobart—the first street north of Harvard. 1732 HOBART ST. Dealers Gives You What You WANT in Your Refrigerator... INTGOMERY lucn C CO. i 8515 Georoia Avenue Silver Spring, Md. FRINCE FREDERICK Prince Frederick, Md. I’s Easier and More Economical ? : g z, to Buy a Home Than to Pay Rent ; N An inspection will delight you. Open Today and Sunday. Wm. H. Saunders Co. INC. 1519 K St. N.W. A, G. WATKINS ‘Rockville, Md. o Bo08, 150 Anacostia, D. COLLEGE Pgl College Park, Md. DAMASCUS FLEC- Damascus, Md. TAKOMA ml.GAl & €o. 266 Clrrnll 5t N, Takoma (-3 DI. 1015 —YOU <= Should inspect these beautiful. “nlM brick homes” before mak g::’e. decision in purchasing deep cedar ifully land- a few of the res. Recrea- ed and have Glover Park sual commun- ity for homes sell- ing below $10,000. Just west of the Mass. Ave. Hts. section, over- park and 9[over])a f open country, yet d rear . “HEIGHTS is only 5 minutes .and 2 from Duront Circle. New school within a stone’s throw. Come out today and make us prove to you the wisdom of buying NJw instead of pay- ing rent. Only one completed home now remains unsold here. If you rent a 2-bedroom apartment in a good northwest section, you undoubtedly pay $75 or more rent per month. In Glover Park Heights a small down payment and $75 per | BUY o fine, modern The satisfaction of KNOWING you have the best—of choice well made, of dollars WELL invested! The convenience of low initial and small monthly payments—of low cost operation day by day. The confidence of buying a DE- PENDABLE refrigerator—of dealing with established and reputable firms. PLUS years of high quality, fully auto- matic refrigeration in your home; freedom from refrigera- tion worries. With these advantages of Kelvinator so dis- tinctly ebvious, is there any logical reason for you to accept any less? KEI.-VIN'ATOR has everything! overhead doors, d tion rooms ar extra lavator Heights is an e s TSt and H M 8925 Georgia Ave. N W, rooms, ce- : Sizth and C Streets S.W. front and 5616 NEBRASKA AVE. Price Only $12,950 OLD English Architecture of brick and stone construction. Unusual in design and most pleasing in arrangement and finish. To right of entrance hall is a cozy den, finished in knotty pine, and a lavatory. Amm the hall is a most spacious lmng room. A feature of this room is the artistic bay window. The dm‘ room and model kitchen are to the rear of hall. -The hidden stairway leads to the four real bedrooms and two baths. A most attractive recrestion room in basement. Among the sttractive features of the property are steel casement windows, inside screens, recessed radiation, uuml wood trim, nobby slate roof, full size lot with many large shade trees, two-car brick garage. 5 i 220 9, and AU Sunday o”:oe-”g 1‘!’3”‘!’! of McKinley REALTY AS§2"CIATES_, INC. Nat. 1438 They’re Just Wonderful! Model Home 5527 2nd St. N.W. (Between Longfellow and Kennedy Sts.) Open D21y Until 9:30 P.M. _Sunday 7 Large Rooms 2 “colorea Tiled Baths and a Daylight “Club Room” Metal w..si'éfis':'flf.fia“--g Gpulked Bl POBC mruunm 8,950 J. E. DOUGLASS CO 11 Seckel oF HONw. '5?-'4': Sorno g™ ro.unm‘- &‘ -,‘.1 YIRS, 9% PR e AR 5%, o o e, supz srpmne oggaes P soli very attractively designed. Kitchens are the last word in and sanitation. of Electrolux or refrigeration. copper garages with gonvenience Your choice Westinghouse Built-in _bo screens, buil Exhibit Home . . . 2430 39th St. N.W. Open Every Day Until 9 PM. {eoley Bros Third Floor at ‘Barber & Ross orYour Degler! 1427 Eye St.